WSJ journo resigns following revelations about affair with Obama Iraq nominee
A Wall Street Journal reporter has resigned after it was revealed that she had an affair with an ex-Bush administration security advisor.
Gina Chon's relationship in 2008 with Brett McGurk, who is the current nominee to be the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, was exposed last week after a series of their sexually charged e-mails were anonymously posted online to sites.
Chon "agreed to resign this afternoon after acknowledging that while based in Iraq she violated the Dow Jones Code of Conduct by sharing certain unpublished news articles with Brett McGurk, then a member of the U.S. National Security Council in Iraq," the Wall Street Journal said.
While the paper confirmed Chon kept her relationship hidden from her editor, the spokesperson said the company was satisfied that her work had not been compromised by the affair.
"In 2008, Chon entered into a personal relationship with McGurk, which she failed to disclose to her editor. At this time, the Journal has found no evidence that her coverage was tainted by her relationship with McGurk," New York Daily News quoted the spokesperson, as saying.
The email leak, in which the couple often joked about having sexual favors, came at an awkward time for McGurk, who is in the middle of having his nomination confirmed for the ambassadorship.
The State Department has acknowledged the existence of the e-mails, but refused to comment.
"They're out there for everybody to see," spokesperson Victoria Nuland said, maintaining that McGurk is "uniquely qualified to serve as our ambassador, and we urge the Senate to act quickly on his nomination." (ANI)
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